Clear Coat? - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

Racinfan83 · 09-16-2015

Can someone tell me if my 90 in black, code 41, has clear coat over the paint? I can't tell and not getting a lot of help from Google...

We Gone · 09-16-2015

Yes it should, although it was very thin from the factory so be very careful if you wet sand it.

GOLDCYLON · 09-16-2015

All ZR-1 factory paint has clear coat on the top of it. You can see it on C4's that are left out in the elements as it tends to seperate from the paint

randy ransome · 09-16-2015

Don't use cheap sandpaper, I used Norton first, Trust Me I learned the hard way while trying this.

I wet sanded my black 95 about 2 weeks ago with 2500 Meguiar's paper.

It seamed to have a fair amount of clear, I didn't sand through anywhere and I sanded Most of the orange peel out.

Good luck

Racinfan83 · 09-16-2015

Ok thanks! I was just curious. Got dinged 2 points in a big show Saturday for "swirl marks" which I know I have some. (micro scratches) I'm on a detailing forum and they were asking if it was clear coated or not. I had no idea..lol
Gonna clean it up with some compound....

randy ransome · 09-17-2015

This is what you need if you're having bad swirl marks.

Get some 3M Perfect-It
Ultrafine Machine Polish
Follow the instructions, keep it wet.

WARP TEN · 09-17-2015

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Originally Posted by Racinfan83

Ok thanks! I was just curious. Got dinged 2 points in a big show Saturday for "swirl marks" which I know I have some. (micro scratches) I'm on a detailing forum and they were asking if it was clear coated or not. I had no idea..lol
Gonna clean it up with some compound....

I was also tired of 20 years of swirl marks so I had the paint professorially "conditioned". Two guys spent an entire day polishing it (no sandpaper). Improvement was amazing. Many who have seen my 20 year old paint were very impressed. Here is the thread on it. http://www.zr1.net/forum/showthread.php?t=24810 I am very glad I had it done. Yes your paint has clear coat and BTW the detailers commented before they started that the older Corvettes like ours had quite hard paint, especially compared to the current water based paints. -Bob

mike100 · 09-17-2015

My 91 is black (and has an older respray). I learned how to machine polish because of this car. It was just getting so jacked and looked terrible under the bright sun. There are so many products to polish paint these days- it is quite effective and safe if you use known good combinations. I wouldn't think wet sanding would be needed for swirls.

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Racinfan83 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Eastern Missouri Posts: 773	Clear Coat? Can someone tell me if my 90 in black, code 41, has clear coat over the paint? I can't tell and not getting a lot of help from Google... __________________ [LEFT][SIGPIC][/SIGPIC][/LEFT] [CENTER][COLOR=Indigo][SIZE=4][I][B] Now Sold 1990 ZR-1 #2093, Black on Black..[/B][/I][/SIZE][/COLOR][/CENTER]

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We Gone Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: ATL. GA. Posts: 2,170	Re: Clear Coat? Yes it should, although it was very thin from the factory so be very careful if you wet sand it. __________________ Steve 1990 Steel Blue/Black #2355 1990 Red/Red #1473 1991 Quasar /Black #118 Sold 1991 Turquoise/Black #766 Parted Out 1993 Yellow/White #179 Sold 1990 Black/Gray #1361 Headers/4:10s Sold

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GOLDCYLON Join Date: May 2007 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 9,155	Re: Clear Coat? All ZR-1 factory paint has clear coat on the top of it. You can see it on C4's that are left out in the elements as it tends to seperate from the paint __________________ GOLDCYLON - 91 ZR-1 #2014 GOLDCYLON - 90 ZR-1 #2794, 4L60e (Formerly Schrade's) GOLDCYLON - 11 CTS-V Arizona State Director 91 WHITE/BLACK #2014. 380 P&P&PCed,Ported Heads, Jeal Long tubes, Corsa Exhaust/FIKSE FM-5s /LED TLs, LED Headlights, Front Wilwood 6 piston narrowlite calipers and rear Wilwood caliper street shop mod,CNCed Coolant Pipes,TPI Cvr,Filter cover,Stainless Bolts, DRM/DOM PROM /ZFDOC mod build #102,DRLs,BMAD with stainless Debris Screen,Coplan Air Blaster, Pioneer APP Radio 4,Brey-Krause HB,Sub Bar,Fire extinguisher seat mount,DRM Coilovers,LEDs everywhere,Compass mirror (orange),V1 DIC hidden display, Homelink sun visor, Carbon Fiber top x3 and APSIS Carbon Fiber interior, APSIS CF Steering Wheel/NAPA Leather, Banski trailing arms, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension) ZFDoc drive shaft safety loop, raptor shift light (orange),AO engineering louver front plate, Console seat cushion, 96CE seats with black custom Sheepskins, ss billet catch can,Viper remote entry/alarm,Cragar Rear Louvers,LED side louver lights, Dewitts Radiator with SPAL fans and a Woods 160 T-Stat 90 RED/BLACK #2794. 4L60e Automatic Stage V by RPM Transmission, TCI Dedicated TCM, OBX Stainless Headers, Corsa Exhaust, SAN Secondaries and Haibeck PROM, Exotic Muscle Coil overs, LED Interior Lights, LED Tail Lights, LED Headlights, 94 Sport seats with black custom Sheepskins , Cragar rear louvers, GS Front calipers, Banski Trailing arms, APSIS Carbon Fiber steering wheel, Front and Rear Baer Eradispeeds, DRLs, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension), Dewitt's Raditor with Dual SPAL fans and a Haibeck 170 T-Stat 11 RED/GREY CTS-V

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randy ransome Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Olive Branch,MS Posts: 291	Re: Clear Coat? Don't use cheap sandpaper, I used Norton first, Trust Me I learned the hard way while trying this. I wet sanded my black 95 about 2 weeks ago with 2500 Meguiar's paper. It seamed to have a fair amount of clear, I didn't sand through anywhere and I sanded Most of the orange peel out. Good luck Last edited by randy ransome; 09-16-2015 at 07:41 PM.

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Racinfan83 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Eastern Missouri Posts: 773	Re: Clear Coat? Ok thanks! I was just curious. Got dinged 2 points in a big show Saturday for "swirl marks" which I know I have some. (micro scratches) I'm on a detailing forum and they were asking if it was clear coated or not. I had no idea..lol Gonna clean it up with some compound.... __________________ [LEFT][SIGPIC][/SIGPIC][/LEFT] [CENTER][COLOR=Indigo][SIZE=4][I][B] Now Sold 1990 ZR-1 #2093, Black on Black..[/B][/I][/SIZE][/COLOR][/CENTER]

09-17-2015	#6
randy ransome Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Olive Branch,MS Posts: 291	Re: Clear Coat? This is what you need if you're having bad swirl marks. Get some 3M Perfect-It Ultrafine Machine Polish Follow the instructions, keep it wet.

09-17-2015	#8
mike100 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: San Marcos CA Posts: 1,802	Re: Clear Coat? My 91 is black (and has an older respray). I learned how to machine polish because of this car. It was just getting so jacked and looked terrible under the bright sun. There are so many products to polish paint these days- it is quite effective and safe if you use known good combinations. I wouldn't think wet sanding would be needed for swirls.